Above the vast snowy mountains, the group flew swiftly, soon descending.
As they followed the slope of the mountains, the altitude grew lower and lower, and the air warmer and warmer. Bare rocks began to appear on the ground instead of snow, followed soon by patches of hardy grass.
By this point, Qianyue, who was leading the way, no longer descended. Instead, she continued flying straight ahead at this altitude.
Along the way, they encountered many strange species and powerful magical beasts, but all of them retreated one by one.
From one side of the mountain to the other took barely over twenty minutes.
By then, Dole had already produced many runes related to fate. He had thought of several combinations and was preparing to test them on these four people.
The scenery slowly receded, and before long, the snow mountains were behind them. Below lay a vast rainforest.
Contrary to Dole's assumption that this place would be entirely flat, it did have slight rises and dips in terrain. The differences were not great, with high and low ground, mountain ranges and rivers, but no elevation drop exceeded two hundred meters.
The overall elevation difference was considerable. The northwest was high, and the terrain gradually sloped downward toward the southeast. If one did not look carefully, one might truly mistake this place for an unbroken plain.
Rivers flowed out from Mount Aya behind them, passed through the vast forest below, and ran toward the southeast. From high in the sky, they resembled long, winding serpents.
As soon as they entered the airspace above the rainforest, the weather ahead began changing constantly. Cold air descended from high altitudes, and layer upon layer of mist gradually gathered, beginning to form thin clouds.
At the sight of this, everyone knew it was about